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manipular — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fudge noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  • manipulate verb To handle, adjust, or operate something skillfully with the hands.
  • operate verb To work or run, especially a machine or system.
  • rig noun A large piece of equipment used for a specific task, especially for drilling or trucking.
  • tamper verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
  • wield verb To hold and use a tool or weapon skilfully.

Senses

manipular is used for these senses in English:

  • fudge (transitive) To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally.
  • operate (intransitive) To act or produce an effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
  • operate (intransitive) To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system.
  • operate (transitive, or, intransitive) To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
  • rig (transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
  • tamper (intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
  • wield To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool.

fudge — full definition

  1. noun A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
  2. verb To avoid giving a direct or honest answer.
  3. verb To alter or manipulate figures or facts slightly, often to hide a problem.

manipulate — full definition

  1. verb To handle, adjust, or operate something skillfully with the hands.
  2. verb To influence or control someone unfairly, often through deception, for one's own benefit.

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